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It had been an uncomfortably hot day in Sacramento but by game time the sun had gone down and the temperature had dropped into the mid-70s. A pleasant breeze took any remaining heat off the air and clear skies promised a perfect evening for football. It was under these conditions that the Oakland Ra2016-11-29 11:41:1111/22: The Raider Logbook- August 12, 1960http://raiderlogbook.com/raidersblog/2016/11/22/august-12-1960/
With Bob Webb&#8217;s return to the land of the infirm, the Raiders went out and signed former El Cerrito High and Washington State star quarterback Bobby Newman to a contract. The 6&#8217;2&#8243; Newman had led the country in total offense as a junior with the Cougars in 1957 and was drafted by th2016-11-22 23:41:2611/18: Russell Street Report- Sharpe Sets The Recordhttp://russellstreetreport.com/2016/11/18/flashbackfridays/sharpe-sets-the-record/
On this day 15 years ago, Shannon Sharpe made history. With a 29-yard reception in the 1st quarter of a game versus the Browns, Sharpe made his 663rd career reception, which at the time set an all-time NFL record. The &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;
The post Sharpe Sets The Record appeared first on2016-11-18 05:39:358/9: FootballPerspective.com- Is Antonio Brown Already The Best Steelers Wide Receiver Ever?http://www.footballperspective.com/is-antonio-brown-already-the-best-steelers-wide-receiver-ever/
Is Antonio Brown already the best wide receiver in Steelers history? That depends on how you define &#8220;best&#8221;, of course. But from at least one statistical standpoint, Brown already stands out as the most dominant. One of my favorite simple methods to measure dominance is to measure receivi2016-08-09 08:35:467/14: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest Postseason Games By Receivers, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-postseason-games-by-receivers-part-ii/
Measuring receiver play is really tricky, and that&#8217;s before you even get to things like supporting cast. But I want to at least put something out there to measure receiver play in the postseason, something that would be an improvement on just looking at the leaders in receiving yards. So here&2016-07-14 08:35:547/13: NFL Spin Zone- Best New York Jets' Player to Wear Number 93http://nflspinzone.com/2016/07/13/best-new-york-jets-player-wear-number-93/
As we continue our countdown of the best New York Jets ever to wear the uniform, who was the best to wear number 93?
As the New York Jets begin to prepare for the 2016 regular season and beyond, we are going to continue our look back. Though the wins haven&#039;t been numerous, and the Super Bowl t2016-07-13 15:36:517/12: The Jet Press- Grading current wide receiver situationhttp://thejetpress.com/2016/07/12/new-york-jets-grading-current-wide-receiver-situation/
As the New York Jets prepare for the upcoming regular season, their wide receiving corps will be a strength again, no matter who is under center.
Believe it or not, on the offensive side of the ball in 2015, the New York Jetsmade franchise history. QuarterbackRyan Fitzpatrick and running backChris 2016-07-12 15:36:387/6: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Best WRs By Decade: Conclusionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-best-wrs-by-decade-conclusion/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. He&#8217;s also a semi-regular writer here, and you can view all of Brad&#8217;s Football Perspective writing at this page. Brad is working on a WR Project where he analyzes the2016-07-06 07:35:467/5: NFL Spin Zone- Best New York Jets' Player to Wear No. 94http://nflspinzone.com/2016/07/05/best-new-york-jets-player-wear-no-94/
In continuing our countdown of the best players ever to wear the New York Jets&#039; uniform, who was the best ever to wear number 94?
Over the last days and weeks, we have been taking a trip down New York Jets&#039; memory lane. Though they have won only one Super Bowl in their history, they have 2016-07-05 18:36:496/24: FootballPerspective.com- More Thoughts on Career Leaders in Non-Junk Yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/more-thoughts-on-career-leaders-in-non-junk-yards/
Yesterday, I posted a list of the career leaders in receiving yards after removing &#8220;junk&#8221; yards gained on an individual game basis. I&#8217;ve defined junk games as somewhere between 32 and 40 yards in 2015, and a lower threshold in less pass-friendly eras. You can view the Justin Blackm2016-06-24 08:35:446/22: FootballPerspective.com- Career Receiving Yards Leaders (Above Junk Levels)http://www.footballperspective.com/career-receiving-yards-leaders-above-junk-levels/
On Sunday, I explained one methodology to modify receiving yards in a way to give more value to top receivers while devaluing junk games. You can read that explanation here, and see the Justin Blackmon example. Jerry Rice, of course, will rank as the top receiver by this or any other methodology, es2016-06-22 09:35:476/22: FootballPerspective.com- Single-Season Receiving Yards Leaders (Above Junk Levels)http://www.footballperspective.com/single-season-receiving-yards-leaders-above-junk-levels/
On Sunday, I discussed single-game receiving yards baselines. You can check that post to see the methodology (using Justin Blackmon as the example), but basically we just remove a certain number of receiving yards from every player in every game, and that player only gets credit for their yards abov2016-06-22 07:35:456/21: NFL Spin Zone- Best New York Jets' Player to Wear Number 95http://nflspinzone.com/2016/06/21/best-new-york-jets-player-wear-number-95/
In our continuing countdown of the best players to wear the New York Jets&#039; uniform, who was the best to wear number 95?
Over the last several days, we have been taking a trip back through New York Jets&#039; history. Though the team has only one title to its credit, the team has sported talent2016-06-21 08:36:526/18: FootballPerspective.com- Yards per Catch Kings: Paul Warfield, Stanley Morgan, James Lofton, and Morehttp://www.footballperspective.com/yards-per-catch-kings-paul-warfield-stanley-morgan-james-lofton-and-more/
Brad Oremland noted in his last post that Stanley Morgan is the only player in history to average more than 19 yards per catch in a career with at least 500 receptions, and that such distinction will probably stand forever. Brad&#8217;s likelyÂ right: given today&#8217;s environment, Vincent Jackson2016-06-18 07:35:476/14: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Best WRs By Decade: 1980-89 and 1985-94http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-best-wrs-by-decade-1980-89-and-1985-94/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. He&#8217;s also a semi-regular writer here, and you can view all of Brad&#8217;s Football Perspective writing at this page. Brad is working on a WR Project where he analyzes the2016-06-14 07:36:396/11: FootballPerspective.com- Charlie Joiner, Receiving Yards, and Gray Inkhttp://www.footballperspective.com/charlie-joiner-receiving-yards-and-gray-ink/
In Brad Oremland&#8217;s latest post on wide receivers &#8212; and you should really be following the whole series &#8212; we got into a bit of a debate on Charlie Joiner in the comments. I&#8217;m not ready to provide my full analysis, but I thought I would start with presenting some data. And the 2016-06-11 13:36:466/1: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Best WRs By Decade: 1960-69 and 1965-74http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-best-wrs-by-decade-1960-69-and-1965-74/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. He&#8217;s also a semi-regular writer here, and you can view all of Brad&#8217;s Football Perspective writing at this page. Brad is working on a WR Project where he analyzes the2016-06-01 07:35:445/27: FootballPerspective.com- Which Player Has Scored the Most Game-Winning Touchdowns (Part II)http://www.footballperspective.com/which-player-has-scored-the-most-game-winning-touchdowns-part-ii/
Three years ago, I looked at the players who have scored the most game-winning touchdowns in NFL history. Letâs be clear: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in a trivial sort way, but hey, itâs May. Yesterday, I looked at which players had the most game-winning touc2016-05-27 08:35:455/17: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Best WRs By Decade: 1945-54http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-best-wrs-by-decade-1945-54/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. He&#8217;s also a semi-regular writer here, and you can view all of Brad&#8217;s Football Perspective writing this page. Brad is working on a WR Project where he analyzes the be2016-05-17 07:35:454/29: NFL Spin Zone- Remembering New York Jets' Great Winston Hillhttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/04/29/remembering-new-york-jets-great-winston-hill/
The New York Jets are preparing for the draft, but also mourning one of their own. We remember the life and career of Winston Hill.
It may be time for the NFL draft, but it has been a rough week for the New York Jets, as they have lost a legendary member of the family. As first reported by Randy La2016-04-29 07:39:123/30: The Jet Press- New York Jets: Rating the best draft in franchise historyhttp://thejetpress.com/2016/03/30/new-york-jets-rating-best-draft-franchise-history/
When it comes to the New York Jets, what particular draft was the best in franchise history? It&#039;s not hard to see which draft class produced the best results compared to some rather questionable decisions on prospects in the past.
In a few weeks, the regime of Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles wi2016-03-30 10:36:553/22: The GridFe- History of the Career Receptions Recordhttp://www.thegridfe.com/2016/03/22/history-career-receptions-record/
The history of the NFL&#8217;s career receptions record is an interesting one. Given that the original record-holders played a large chunk of their careers before the league kept official statistics, and given that the early days of the NFL featured very little passing, the first three men to wear t2016-03-22 15:38:173/21: FootballPerspective.com- Calvin Johnson Played On Some Of The Most Pass-Happy Teams In NFL Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/calvin-johnson-played-on-some-of-the-most-pass-happy-teams-in-nfl-history/
Detroit Lions superstar wide receiver Calvin Johnson has likely retired. He had a pretty incredible six-year peak: Megatron gained 8,548 receiving yards in his last six years, the most by any player during their age 25-30 seasons. I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s much of a debate that Johnson is a 2016-03-21 09:35:462/26: NFL Spin Zone- Five Best Wide Receivers in New York Jets' Historyhttp://nflspinzone.com/2016/02/26/five-best-wide-receivers-new-york-jets-history/
The New York Jets, though only a one-time champion, have a history of talented wide receivers. Who are the five best?
In 2015, Brandon Marshall proved to be every bit worth the trade the New York Jets made to get him. 109 receptions, 1,502 yards and 14 touchdowns was a season for the team recor2016-02-26 09:37:032/7: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Fans coming together to remember Super Bowl IIIhttp://thejetpress.com/2016/02/07/ny-jets-fans-coming-together-remember-super-bowl-iii/
During Super Bowl 50, fans of the NY Jets came together to share their stories of a time where Gang Green were champions and everything was right in the world. Social media has played such a huge role in how news reports, stories, blogs and indeed, getting the voice of fans out there. They love to .2016-02-07 21:37:111/25: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Analyzing two big franchise records broken in 2015http://thejetpress.com/2016/01/25/ny-jets-analyzing-major-franchise-records-broken/
Although the NY Jetsfailed to make the NFL Playoffs this season, statistically they were an impressive team. Multiple single-season franchise records, marksthat have stood for decades, were shattered by players in 2015. Upon assuming office a year ago, general manager Mike Macagnan was faced with t.2016-01-25 06:37:101/14: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Greatest starting roster of all-timehttp://thejetpress.com/2016/01/14/ny-jets-greatest-starting-roster-all-time/
The NY Jets have some good history and some bad. Everything considered, some great players have emerged from wearing the green and white. The NFL has its fair share of superstars that have graced the game of professional football. Whether you believe the team sold their soul to the devil for th...2016-01-14 06:37:0012/31: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Brandon Marshall makes even more team historyhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/12/31/ny-jets-brandon-marshall-makes-more-team-history/
Wide receiver Brandon Marshall has made a major impact on the NY Jets as he continues to etch his name into franchise history. Needless to say, Marshall has continued to be an x-factor for the Jets this season. He&#039;s the impact kind of player that the Jets&#039; offense hasn&#039;t had in years.2015-12-31 23:37:1611/30: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Brandon Marshall has coming out partyhttp://thejetpress.com/?p=66889
The NY Jets notched their 6th win of the season and Brandon Marshall was a major reason why. Marshall has dealt with amyriad of injuries and opposing teams seem to have crafted some unique ways to stop him over the last several weeks, but finally the Jets figured it out. The Jets talked all week ab.2015-11-30 06:37:0211/9: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Top 30 greatest moments in franchise historyhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/11/09/ny-jets-top-30-greatest-moments-history/
Despite their frequent and highly publicized struggles, the NYJets have provided their fans with plenty of exciting moments. Here are their 30 greatest ones. The path of a Jets fan has never been an easy one. The Jets, and their career record of 381-454-8, have left their fans with plenty of opport.2015-11-09 11:37:4210/29: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Richard Caster, the last great tight endhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/10/28/ny-jets-richard-caster-great-te/
A look at in NY Jets history remembering the last great tight end the organization had in RichardCaster. As many of my readers already know, I have been calling for the organization to draft a top end tight end for many years now. It is a position that the Jets have not fared well in historically. .2015-10-29 00:38:0410/24: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Offense is starting to soarhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/10/24/ny-jets-offense-starting-soar/
The NY Jets are putting the pieces together on offense and they have been soaring past opponents. Will it be enough to beat the New England Patriots this week? The NY Jets have been known to not come out of their bye week well and tend to lose those games right after a week of rest. However, with T.2015-10-24 10:37:5110/21: The Jet Press- NY Jets: The core fourhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/10/21/ny-jets-core-four/
The NY Jets have kicked off the regular season with an astonishing4-1 record thanksto theefforts offour key players in particular, entering their contract years. If anyone, fans or analysts, were told the NY Jets would hold a 4-1 record and stand second in the AFC East behind the undefeated Patriot.2015-10-21 15:38:2310/19: The Jet Press- Redskins vs Jets: Top 5 fun factshttp://thejetpress.com/2015/10/19/redskins-vs-jets-top-5-fun-facts/
The Redskins vs Jets had the makings of classic trap game for Gang Green but they were able to battle through adversity and come through with a win. Take a look at the top 5 fun facts from this Week 5 matchup. The NY Jets were able to adjust accordingly against the Washington Redskins and bounce ba.2015-10-19 11:38:3910/19: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Fitz-magic plus Air-Marshall equals victoryhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/10/19/ny-jets-magic-plus-marshall-victory/
The high octane passing attack of the NY Jets led them to victory over the Washington Redskins in Week 6 action. This is a new NYJets team in 2015; a team that is nolonger self-reliant on the running game for their offensive success. The Jets made a few key additions in the off-season that have tot.2015-10-19 11:38:3910/19: The Jet Press- Redskins vs Jets: Top 5 fun factshttp://thejetpress.com/?p=64444
The Redskins vs Jets had the makings of classic trap game for Gang Green but they were able to battle through adversity and come through with a win. Take a look at the top 5 fun facts from this Week 5 matchup. The NY Jets were able to adjust accordingly against the Washington Redskins and bounce ba.2015-10-19 09:37:4810/18: NFL Spin Zone- Chris Ivory and Brandon Marshall Dominate in New York Jets' 34-20 Winhttp://nflspinzone.com/2015/10/18/chris-ivory-brandon-marshall-dominate-new-york-jets-34-20-win/
The New York Jets relied on three of their biggest names and stars on their way to a 34-20 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Also on Spin Zone: Is Darrelle Revis the Best New York Jet Ever? First, it was Jets fans&#039; prodigal son, Darrelle Revis. After a first drive in the sec...2015-10-18 18:38:0710/10: The Jet Press- NY Jets: Top 10 players of all-timehttp://thejetpress.com/2015/10/10/ny-jets-top-10-players-time/
The NY Jets have had some incredible athletes come and go and while it was hard, here are my top 10 players of all-time. The Jets have a long storied history dating back to the AFL and NFL merger before the 1970 season. The announcement this week that the organization will be inducting Emerson Booz.2015-10-10 13:37:2910/4: EDSFootball- Brandon Marshall extends 100-yard streak to three gameshttp://eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com/blog-mt/2015/10/04/brandon-marshall-extends-100-yard-streak-to-three-games.html
Going into this morning's game in London, New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall had scored a touchdown in three consecutive games.
While he didn't find the end zone this week, he did extend his streak of 100-yard games to three with seven catches for 128 yards even though the Je2015-10-04 16:36:279/21: FootballPerspective.com- Marques Colston and Drew Brees TD Streak In Jeopardyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/marques-colston-and-drew-brees-td-streak-in-jeopardy/
Ian Rapoport is reporting that Drew Brees may miss several games with a shoulder injury. That&#8217;s tough news for all involved, including those who will now have to watch a bad Saints team led by Luke McCown (or Garrett Grayson). But it also could mark the end of a weird bit of trivia. Believe it2015-09-21 17:36:048/29: FootballPerspective.com- Most Memorable Plays For Each AFC Teamhttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-memorable-plays-for-each-afc-team/
The other day, the Sporting News produced a slideshow of the most iconic plays in franchise history for each of the 32 teams in the NFL. That&#8217;s a fun idea, and something I think this community would enjoy thinking about, so I wanted to spend this weekend discussing what we view as the most mem2015-08-29 00:35:457/30: FootballPerspective.com- Which Wide Receivers Played For The Most Efficient Passing Teams?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-wide-receivers-played-for-the-most-efficient-passing-teams/
On Tuesday, I looked at which receivers produced the most Adjusted Catch Yards over the baseline of worst starter. Yesterday, I used that data to help identify which receivers produced their numbers in the most pass-happy offenses. Today, instead of measuring wide receivers by how often their teams 2015-07-30 00:37:537/29: FootballPerspective.com- Which Wide Receivers Played For The Most Pass-Happy Teams?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-wide-receivers-played-for-the-most-pass-happy-teams/
Yesterday, I looked at which receivers produced the most Adjusted Catch Yards over the baseline of the worst starter. Today, I want to use that data to help identify which receivers put up their numbers in the most pass-happy offenses. Let&#8217;s use Calvin Johnson as an example. He&#8217;s been wi2015-07-29 00:37:537/28: FootballPerspective.com- Adjusted Catch Yards Over Worst Starterhttp://www.footballperspective.com/adjusted-catch-yards-over-worst-starter/
Adjusted Catch Yards are simply receiving yards with a 5-yard bonus for each reception and a 20-yard bonus for each receiving touchdown. In 2014, Antonio Brown led the NFL with 2,603 Adjusted Catch Yards, the 5th highest total in NFL history. That was the result of a whopping 129 receptions for 1,692015-07-28 00:38:017/24: The Jet Press- Coffee with the New York Jets: Projecting starting lineuphttp://thejetpress.com/2015/07/24/new-york-jets-starting-lineup/
Grab an iced coffee and enjoy some excellent reading material from across the internet on the New York Jets. In this edition, a look at projected the starting lineup heading into the regular season, a look at every team&#039;s major story lines going into 2015, and a prediction made by a Harvard stu2015-07-24 11:39:347/19: The Jet Press- New York Jets: Top 5 Wide Receivers Of All-Timehttp://thejetpress.com/?p=58918
When it comes to the New York Jets, they&#039;ve had a solid amount of top wide receivers. We here at The Jet Press recently listed the top 10 wide receivers of all-time so I wanted to chime in my own thoughts to narrow down such a list to simply 5. Wide receiver is one of the most important posi...2015-07-19 10:39:427/17: FootballPerspective.com- Most Dominant Fantasy Players Since 1950: Wide Receivershttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-dominant-fantasy-players-since-1950-wide-receivers/
On Wednesday, we looked at the most dominant quarterbacks in fantasy history. Yesterday, we did the same for running backs. Today, we look at wide receivers, using the methodology described over the two previous days. I am using the following scoring system throughout this series: 1 point per 20 yar2015-07-17 00:37:587/13: The Jet Press- New York Jets: Top 10 Wide Receivers Of All-Timehttp://thejetpress.com/2015/07/11/new-york-jets-top-10-wr/
The New York Jets were one of the main reasons the NFL-AFL merger happened back over 40 years ago. The Jets are a historic franchise, there&#039;s been a lot of greats to pass through over the years. Specifically at the wide receiver position, the Jets have been fortunate over the years to have s...2015-07-13 10:39:507/11: The Jet Press- New York Jets: Top 10 Wide Receivers Of All-Timehttp://thejetpress.com/?p=58469
The New York Jets were one of the main reasons the NFL-AFL merger happened back over 40 years ago. The Jets are a historic franchise, there&#039;s been a lot of greats to pass through over the years. Specifically at the wide receiver position, the Jets have been fortunate over the years to have s...2015-07-11 10:39:397/6: FootballPerspective.com- Franchise Nemeses: Receiving Statshttp://www.footballperspective.com/franchise-nemeses-receiving-stats/
On Saturday, we looked at the top passing performers against each franchise. Yesterday, we did the same thing but with rushing statistics. Today, we revive a post from two years ago and complete the series with a look at the top receiving producers against each franchise. Let&#8217;s begin with rece2015-07-06 00:35:486/19: FootballPerspective.com- Workhorses: Career Leaders in Percentage of Team Yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/workhorses-career-leaders-in-percentage-of-team-yards/
Was Walter Payton the biggest workhorse in NFL history? In 1977, he gained 43.5% of Chicago&#8217;s total offensive yards. The next year, it was 39.5%, and the year after that, it was 39.1%. Payton also was responsible for 37.8% of the Bears output in &#8217;76, 36.2% of the team&#8217;s yards in &#2015-06-19 00:37:576/18: FootballPerspective.com- Single-Season Leaders in Yards From Scrimmage (Percentage of Team Total)http://www.footballperspective.com/single-season-leaders-in-yards-from-scrimmage-percentage-of-team-total/
In 1999, Marshall Faulk set the NFL record for yards from scrimmage in a season with 2,429. That mark still stands as the 2nd best in NFL history, and Faulk was truly dominant that season. But while Faulk may have been the key cog in the St. Louis machine, he wasn&#8217;t the whole machine. St. [&#82015-06-18 00:38:076/4: FootballPerspective.com- Single Season Yards From Scrimmage Over “Worst Starter” Baselinehttp://www.footballperspective.com/single-season-yards-from-scrimmage-over-worst-starter-baseline/
Yesterday, we looked at the career leaders in yards from scrimmage over &#8220;worst starter.&#8221; Today, letâs look at the single-season list. Chris Johnson set the single-season record for yards from scrimmage in 2009, when he totaled an incredible 2,509 yards. But that&#8217;s not the record 2015-06-04 00:36:166/3: FootballPerspective.com- Career Yards From Scrimmage Over &#8220;Worst Starter&#8221; Baselinehttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-yards-from-scrimmage-over-worst-starter-baseline/
Last week, we looked at the career leaders in rushing yards over worst starter; today, we use the same methodology but with yards from scrimmage. Let&#8217;s use Walter Payton&#8217;s 1977 season as an example. That season, the NFL had 28 teams, and the 28th-ranked player in yards from scrimmage gai2015-06-03 00:35:464/2: The Jet Press- New York Jets Throwback Thursday: Mark Gastineauhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/04/02/new-york-jets-throwback-thursday-mark-gastineau/
Time for a new edition of &#34;Throwback Thursday&#34;. Tonight, we are going to flip the script a little bit. We have been talking a great deal of offensive players, like Don Maynard, Al Toon, and Wesley Walker. Despite a lack of success in getting back to the BIG game, the Jets have had some ...2015-04-02 18:37:323/31: The Jet Press- Top Five New York Jets Wide Receivers of All Timehttp://thejetpress.com/2015/03/31/top-five-new-york-jets-wide-receivers-of-all-time/
It&#039;s time to continue choosing our All-Time New York Jets roster. The Jets have a Ring of Honor. The Jets have created All-Decade teams. But, this will be our All-Time Jets roster, entirely selected by Jets fans. Over the last several days, we have been giving you five nominees at each posit...2015-03-31 05:43:333/13: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Worst Leaders in Team Receiving Yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-worst-leaders-in-team-receiving-yards/
In the comments to this post, Ryan noted that Mike Alstott led the Bucs with 557 receiving yards in 1996, but it was the fewest yards of any player who led his team in receiving yards that season. And in 1997, Karl Williams led Tampa Bay with just 486 receiving yards, also the fewest of [&#8230;]2015-03-13 00:35:493/5: The Jet Press- New York Jets: Throwback Thursday, George Sauerhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/03/05/new-york-jets-throwback-thursday-george-sauer/
Time for another edition of &#34;Throwback Thursday&#34;. This off-season, we have been going back into the annals of Jets history, talking about some of the great Jets, their football career, and how life has gone after football. To date, we have looked back at Emerson Boozer, Don Maynard, and...2015-03-05 19:37:152/19: The Jet Press- New York Jets Throwback Thursday: Don Maynardhttp://thejetpress.com/2015/02/19/new-york-jets-throwback-thursday-don-maynard/
I received a message from my editor yesterday morning, asking if I&#039;d like to do another throwback piece for the JetPress. Of course I jumped at the chance, especially since the player to be featured would be my choice&#33; Again I return to my Jets football roots, by featuring another member of2015-02-19 12:37:351/31: FootballPerspective.com- Super Bowl Champions and First Round Contributorshttp://www.footballperspective.com/super-bowl-champions-and-first-round-contributors/
On offense, the Patriots have one player on the entire roster who was selected in the first round: tackle Nate Solder.Â On defense, starters Chandler Jones, Dont&#8217;a Hightower, Devin McCourty, and Vince Wilfork were chosen by New England in the first round. And let&#8217;s not forget Darrelle R2015-01-31 00:35:501/27: The Jet Press- Super Bowl 49: Revisiting the New York Jets Championshiphttp://thejetpress.com/2015/01/27/super-bowl-49-revisiting-new-york-jets-championship/
With Super Bowl 49 just under one week away, let&#039;s take a trip through history, and remember the Jets only Super Bowl title. We all know that it was quite some time ago, so this one is for our older readers to reminisce, and hopefully be a little bit informational for the younger readers. Th...2015-01-27 05:38:2612/29: The Jet Press- New York Jets: Week 17 Report Cardhttp://thejetpress.com/2014/12/29/new-york-jets-week-17-report-card-2/
Time for the final weekly report card grades for the Jets, following their win yesterday afternoon over the Dolphins, 37-24. Let&#039;s get to it: QUARTERBACK: A- Geno Smith did have the one fumble that cost the Jets a touchdown. It was typical Geno, not taking care of the football, and costing t...2014-12-29 18:37:588/14: FootballPerspective.com- Will Calvin Johnson Break Jerry Rice&#8217;s Career Receiving Yards Record?http://www.footballperspective.com/will-calvin-johnson-break-jerry-rices-career-receiving-yards-record/
Over the last three seasons, Calvin Johnson has caught 5,137 yards of passes. Thatâs an incredible amount, and the most by a player over any three-year span in NFL history. That stat by itself isnât proof of Johnsonâs greatness â after all, Detroit has thrown 2,040 passes over the last three2014-08-14 13:36:117/27: FootballPerspective.com- James Lofton is the Yards Per Catch Kinghttp://www.footballperspective.com/james-lofton-is-the-yards-per-catch-king/
Yesterday, we looked at which quarterbacks were the best at yards per completion after adjusting for league average. Today, we&#8217;ll do the same thing for wide receivers and yards per completion. A small tweak is necessary to the formula. You can skip down to the results section if you don&#8217;2014-07-27 00:35:507/22: FootballPerspective.com- The Top Quarterbacks And The Receivers They Threw It Tohttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-top-quarterbacks-and-the-receivers-they-threw-it-to/
Last week, I looked at the top receivers and the quarterbacks who threw it to them. Today, we flip that question around and look at which receivers the top quarterbacks threw to. I used the exact same methodology from the previous post, so please read that for the fine details. For Peyton Manning, 22014-07-22 00:35:467/14: FootballPerspective.com- The Top Receivers And The Men Who Threw It To Them IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-top-receivers-and-the-men-who-threw-it-to-them-ii/
One of my first posts at Football Perspective was one of my favorites: the top receivers and the men who threw it to them. I like referencing that post from time to time, so I decided to update the numbers through the 2013 season. I looked at all regular season games since 19601, and calculated [&#82014-07-14 00:35:477/5: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Pro Bowlers on NFL Champions, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-pro-bowlers-on-nfl-champions-part-ii/
Last weekend, we looked at the team with the most Pro Bowlers to win a championship. Today, we look at the reverse: the team with the fewest Pro Bowlers to win it all. As a technical matter, the Pro Bowl hasn&#8217;t always been around, so some pre-1950 teams and the 1960 Oilers (there was no [&#8232014-07-05 00:36:047/2: The Game Before the Money- This Might Surprise You: Steve Largenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/G3a5HeX5jYQ/
Several players held the NFLâs all-time reception after 1970. Don Maynard, Charley Taylor, Charlie Joiner and Art Monk are among the names who claimedÂ the title before Jerry Rice. Steve Largent is another receiver who held that distinction. OLD SCHOOL THINKING Largent played his entire career wit2014-07-02 17:40:066/24: The Game Before the Money- Legendary Insights: Don Maynard Part 3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/MDdzVWKxQVE/
This is the final postÂ in a three-part series recountingÂ my recent chat with New York Jets legend Don Maynard. The first two discussed Donâs modified game equipment and the Jets passing attack. Today we take a look at the Jets magical run to Super Bowl 3 and their historic victory. FEWER SACKS =2014-06-24 10:39:376/10: The Game Before the Money- Legendary Insights: Don Maynard Part 2http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/DyNQFp8Tj1k/
This is the second of three posts summarizing my recent chat with New York Jets legend Don Maynard. The last post highlighted advantages Maynard gained from modified equipment. We will now examine the explosive New York Jets passing offense of the 1960s. ROUND UP Maynard broke into pro football with2014-06-10 14:38:216/5: The Game Before the Money- Legendary Insights: Don Maynard Part 1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/eKNldi4fzYQ/
I hadÂ lunch with New York Jets legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Don Maynard in Riodoso, New Mexico recently. He lives there part-time, helping his son and daughter maintain an RV park they own. Don spokeÂ in-depth about his NFL career with Joe Namath and the New York Jets. Iâll type 2014-06-05 01:37:506/1: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Receiving Yards per Game Over a Three-Year Periodhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-receiving-yards-per-game-over-a-three-year-period/
Over the last three years, Calvin Johnson has 5,137 receiving yards in 46 games.Â That&#8217;s an average of 111.7 receiving yards per game, the most by any player over a three-year stretch in NFL history.Â That mark comes with a bit of an asterisk, of course, as the Lions have attempted 2,040 pas2014-06-01 00:36:195/2: The Jet Press- NFL.com Chooses the Jets' Best Draft Class of All Timehttp://thejetpress.com/2014/05/02/nfl-com-chooses-jets-best-draft-class-time/
With the NFL Draft, and the lead up to it, finally nearly to the end, the NFL has decided to take a look back. The &#34;Around the League Live&#34; team from the website took a look at each team in the league, and made their choice as to the top draft class in the team&#039;s history. For the J...2014-05-02 12:37:454/10: FootballPerspective.com- Wide Receivers and Weighted Team Pass Attemptshttp://www.footballperspective.com/wide-receivers-and-weighted-team-pass-attempts/
In his seven-year career, Calvin Johnson has already recorded 9,328 receiving yards. And for those curious about these sorts of things, he&#8217;s the career leader in receiving yards per game at 88.0, too. But Johnson has also benefited greatly from playing on teams that have thrown a weighted aver2014-04-10 00:35:493/23: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Produced Peak Years For Their Receivers?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-produced-peak-years-for-their-receivers/
Some quarterbacks and wide receivers just go together. Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison. Dan Marino and Mark Clayton and Mark Duper. Joe Namath and Don Maynard. John Hadl and Lance Alworth. But quarterbacks play with lots of receivers, and receivers generally play with several quarterbacks. We don2014-03-23 00:36:193/16: FootballPerspective.com- Homer Jones Is the Leader in Average Length of Receiving Touchdownhttp://www.footballperspective.com/homer-jones-is-the-leader-in-average-length-of-receiving-touchdown/
In November, I noted that Chris Johnson was the career leader in average length of rushing touchdown. Since then, he&#8217;s actually dropped to number two, as his six rushing touchdowns covered &#8220;only&#8221; 84 yards in November and December. But what about the career leader in average length 2014-03-16 00:35:482/19: The Jet Press- The Jet Press Hall of Fame Nominee: Chad Penningtonhttp://thejetpress.com/2014/02/19/jet-press-hall-fame-nominee-chad-pennington/
Here is our fourth candidate for enshrinement in the Jet Press Hall of Fame, presented by Debbie Schechter.
2014-02-19 12:37:302/15: The Jet Press- The Jet Press Hall of Fame Nominee: Don Maynardhttp://thejetpress.com/2014/02/15/jet-press-hall-fame-nominee-don-maynard/
This morning, we present to you our first candidate for the Jet Press Hall of Fame, presented by our own, Ioanny. For anyone who missed the po...2014-02-15 05:37:051/13: FootballPerspective.com- Marvin Harrison Should Be A First-Ballot Hall of Famerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/marvin-harrison-should-be-a-first-ballot-hall-of-famer/
In a couple of weeks, the newest class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be announced. Only five modern-era wide receivers have been selected enshrinement on their first ballot: Jerry Rice, Paul Warfield, Steve Largent, Raymond Berry, and Lance Alworth. This year, in his first year of eligibilit2014-01-13 23:36:1612/1: FootballPerspective.com- Josh Gordon sets two-game receiving recordhttp://www.footballperspective.com/josh-gordon-sets-two-game-receiving-record/
Cleveland&#8217;s Josh Gordon caught 14 passes for 237 yards and a touchdown against the Steelers last week. Against the Jaguars this afternoon, Gordon caught 10 passes for 261 yards and two scores. In the process, he became the first player to ever record back-to-back 200+ yard receiving games, and2013-12-01 17:36:1910/29: FootballPerspective.com- Was Calvin Johnson&#8217;s 329-yard Game The Best Ever By a WR?http://www.footballperspective.com/was-calvin-johnsons-329-yard-game-the-best-ever-by-a-wr/
On Sunday, Calvin Johnson picked up 329 receiving yards against the Cowboys, the second most receiving yards in a single game after Flipper Anderson&#8217;s 336 yards in 1989 against the Saints. But when I think of the greatest games by a receiver of all time, my mind instantly goes to a performance2013-10-29 00:36:149/24: FootballPerspective.com- Receiving WOWY Extended Back to 1950http://www.footballperspective.com/receiving-wowy-extended-back-to-1950/
Last week, we announced that our True Receiving Yards metric has now been calculated back to 1950, so it&#8217;s only **** that we also compute WOWY (With Or Without You) for all of those receivers as well. Skip the paragraph after this if you don&#8217;t care about the gory mathematical details,2013-09-24 01:36:059/19: FootballPerspective.com- True Receiving Yards (v2.0) Extended Back to 1950http://www.footballperspective.com/true-receiving-yards-v2-0-extended-back-to-1950/
About a month ago, Chase &#038; I developed a stat called True Receiving Yards, which seeks to put all modern &#038; historical receiving seasons on equal footing by adjusting for the league&#8217;s passing YPG environment &#038; schedule length, plus the amount the player&#8217;s team passed (it&#82013-09-19 00:36:298/28: FootballPerspective.com- Ben Roethlisberger and Receiving-Corps Qualityhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ben-roethlisberger-and-receiving-corps-quality/
While the state of the Steelers&#8217; receiving corps isn&#8217;t as shaky as say, that of the New England Patriots, it could certainly be called an area of potential concern for Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense going into 2013. One of the biggest moves on the first day of free agency 2013-08-28 00:35:488/21: FootballPerspective.com- The Best Skill Position Groups Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-best-skill-position-groups-ever/
The Atlanta Falcons have a pretty good group of skill position players. Tony Gonzalez has a comfortable lead on Jerry Rice&#8217;s career receptions pace; Gonzalez will one day become the first tight end inducted into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Steven Jackson is a borderline Hall of Famer2013-08-21 00:36:098/11: FootballPerspective.com- Single-season Leaders in Receiving Yards per Team Pass Attempthttp://www.footballperspective.com/single-season-leaders-in-receiving-yards-per-team-pass-attempt/
When I wrote my ode to Steve Smith earlier this week, I discovered an incredible stat. In 2008, Smith played in 14 games and gained 1,421 receiving yards. But the more incredible part is that the Panthers passed only 352 times in 2008, meaning Smith averaged an absurd 4.04 yards per team pass attemp2013-08-11 00:35:548/7: FootballPerspective.com- The Steve Smith Posthttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-steve-smith-post/
Over the last decade, Carolina&#8217;s Steve Smith has been one of the best receivers in the NFL. He&#8217;s also been the most under-appreciated. Let&#8217;s stroll down memory lane: As a rookie, Smith was a first-team All-Pro returner but caught only ten passes. In his second year, he caught 54 pa2013-08-07 00:36:077/27: FootballPerspective.com- Receivers with 1,000 yards with multiple quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/receivers-with-1000-yards-with-multiple-quarterbacks/
While reading the always excellent Football Outsiders Almanac, I was reminded that Brandon Marshall has had 1,000-yard seasons playing with Jay Cutler, Kyle Orton, Chad Henne, and Matt Moore (and, of course, Cutler again in Chicago). That&#8217;s pretty impressive for a player in his twenties, altho2013-07-27 00:36:157/5: FootballPerspective.com- Franchises Nemeses: Receiving Statshttp://www.footballperspective.com/franchises-nemeses-receiving-stats/
On Wednesday, I looked at the players who threw for the most yards and touchdowns against each franchise. Yesterday, I did the same with rushing statistics. Today we will close out the series with a look at the key receiving stats. Let&#8217;s again start with some trivia. Which player has the most 2013-07-05 00:35:496/28: FootballPerspective.com- Another way to examine the best wide receiver seasons everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/another-way-to-examine-the-best-wide-receiver-seasons-ever/
We don&#8217;t rank quarterbacks by passing yards because &#8220;passing yards&#8221; is largely a function of pass attempts. The same is true for receiving yards, as the number of times a team passes the ball has a big impact on a receiver&#8217;s yardage total. I&#8217;ve spent some time this year2013-06-28 00:37:325/25: FootballPerspective.com- Ranking wide receivers by percentage of team yardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/ranking-wide-receivers-by-percentage-of-team-yards/
Seven years ago, Doug wrote this post analyzing wide receivers by team receiving yards. That post was overdue for an update for three reasons: (1) it was written seven years ago; (2) Doug only went back to 1978, while we now can go back to 1932; and (3) I think using Adjusted Catch Yards (which [...2013-05-25 00:35:504/12: FootballPerspective.com- Which Player Has Scored the Most Game-Winning Touchdownshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-player-has-scored-the-most-game-winning-touchdowns/
Five years ago, Doug wrote an interesting post about game-winning touchdowns. Let&#8217;s be clear: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in a trivial sort way, but hey, it&#8217;s April. Football doesn&#8217;t have a statistic like &#8220;game-winning RBIs&#8221; the way 2013-04-12 00:36:004/8: FootballPerspective.com- Forgotten Stars: Hugh Taylorhttp://www.footballperspective.com/forgotten-stars-hugh-taylor/
Only three players in NFL history have been responsible for half of their team&#8217;s receiving touchdowns over a six-year period: Don Hutson, Jerry Rice, and Hugh Taylor. You probably don&#8217;t know much about Taylor, the Washington Redskins star receiver who played from 1947 to 1954. In his fir2013-04-08 00:35:453/12: FootballPerspective.com- Examining Paul Warfield&#8217;s careerhttp://www.footballperspective.com/examining-paul-warfields-career/
Paul Warfield has been confounding stat heads for years. Warfield was a rare first-ballot Hall of Fame wide receiver and one of the most athletic and talented wide receivers in history. However, his statistics look downright unimpressive to the modern eye. That&#8217;s not too surprising, though, si2013-03-12 00:35:493/5: FootballPerspective.com- Career Receiving Numbers Translated to the 2012 Passing Environmenthttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-receiving-numbers-translated-to-the-2012-passing-environment/
I&#8217;ve written several posts about how to grade wide receivers and did a three-part series on one ranking system two weeks ago. Grading wide receivers requires one to adjust for era, but there are many different ways to do that. Calvin Johnson caught 122 passes last year for 1,964 yards and five2013-03-05 23:35:492/19: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest Wide Receivers Ever Version 2.0: Part III â€“ Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-wide-receivers-ever-version-2-0-part-iii-career-rankings/
On Monday, I explained my methodology for ranking every wide receiver in football history, and yesterday, I presented a list of the best single seasons of all time. Today the career list of the top 200 wide receivers. As usual, I implemented a 100/95/90 formula, giving a player credit for 100% of hi2013-02-19 23:35:462/18: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest Wide Receivers Ever Version 2.0: Part II â€“ Single season leadershttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-wide-receivers-ever-version-2-0-part-ii-single-season-leaders/
Yesterday, I explained my methodology for ranking every wide receiver in football history. Today I&#8217;m going to present a list of single-season leaders, which presents some problems. I think the method I described yesterday does a good job adjusting for era, as receivers are only given credit fo2013-02-18 23:35:512/6: FootballPerspective.com- NFL Retired Numbers, Player Deaths, and the Stories Behind Themhttp://www.footballperspective.com/nfl-retired-numbers-player-deaths-and-the-stories-behind-them/
The table below lists every retired number for each of the 32 franchises. It also lists each player&#8217;s career AV (starting in 1950), position(s), and years with the team. Each column is sortable, and you can use the search box to search by team (or uniform number, or position, or anything else)2013-02-06 23:35:471/5: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Career receiving stats in wins and losseshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-career-receiving-stats-in-wins-and-losses/
Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses, and yesterday, I did the same for quarterbacks. Today we will check out the splits for receivers. I looked at all games, including playoffs, from 1960 to 2011, for all players with at least 4,000 receiving yards over that time period2013-01-05 23:35:3412/31: FootballPerspective.com- Examining the seasons of Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall in a different lighthttp://www.footballperspective.com/examining-the-seasons-of-calvin-johnson-and-brandon-marshall-in-a-different-light/
Three weeks ago, I set forth the argument that perhaps Calvin Johnson was not even the most productive receiver in his own division. While Megatron racked up the numbers, I argued that you have to account for the situation. The relevant situation here is that the Lions ran an incredible 1,160 plays 2012-12-31 23:35:4512/9: FootballPerspective.com- Larry Fitzgerald, innocent bystanderhttp://www.footballperspective.com/larry-fitzgerald-innocent-bystander/
In the preseason, I wrote a post showing what percentage of each receiver&#8217;s receiving yards came from each of their quarterbacks. Using that same methodology, here&#8217;s an updated look at the quarterbacks responsible for Larry Fitzgerald&#8217;s career numbers entering week 14. The second r2012-12-09 23:35:3911/22: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Best Thanksgiving Performanceshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-best-thanksgiving-performances/
Stump your family with some Football Perspective trivia today. The tables below show the leaders in various categories in all games played on Thanksgiving since 1960. Most passing yards Most passing touchdowns Most rushing yards Most receiving yards Most rushing/receiving touchdowns Tweet2012-11-22 12:35:418/5: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia of the Day &#8211; Sunday, August 5thhttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-of-the-day-sunday-august-5th/
There have been 105 teams to have at least two players gain 1,000 receiving yards in a season. It first happened in 1960 in the AFL, where wide receivers benefited by playing against lower quality of defensive backs and also a fourteen-game schedule (the NFL schedule switched from a 12 to 14 games t2012-08-05 01:54:454/13: Nearmint's Football Cards- Happy Friday the 13th!http://www.nearmintcards.com/blog/2012/04/13/don-maynard-football-cards-number-13/
Don Maynard wasn't superstitious; he wore number 13 for his entire pro football career.2012-04-13 12:52:24